Henry Jackman has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Captain Phillips. The film is directed by Paul Greengrass and stars Tom Hanks as the skipper of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama who alloweed himself to be taken hostage by Somali pirates in 2009 in order to guarantee the safety of his crew. Catherine Keener and Max Martini are co-starring. The movie is based on the memoir A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Captain Richard Phillips and was adapted for the screen by Billy Ray (Breach, Flightplan). Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men), Michael De Luca & Dana Brunetti (The Social Network, 21) and Kevin Spacey are producing the project. Greengrass’ previous four features (The Bourne Supremacy & Ultimatum, United 93, Green Zone) were scored by John Powell. Captain Phillips is set to be released on October 11, 2013 by Sony Pictures.

Powell was originally onboard this, in fact, last time I checked, Kraft-Engel still had this in his bio as an upcoming prject. He’s dumped (or been fired) from a number of projects the passed couple years. I’m guessing, since I recall him saying in an interview he was going to take a year off scoring, he easing up and preparing to take time off.

As far as i’m aware, John Powell now takes pleasure in writing for animated fare – I’m sure you make more money out of them too. He left behind some real high profile projects like, “Carrie”, “Mad Max: Fury Road” (now inherited by Marco Beltrami). Unsure whether he is down for Doug Liman’s “All You Need Is Kill” though. Pity he is out of “Captain Phillips”, because he and Greengrass had a close working relationship.

I enjoyed Mr.Jackman’s sciore for Captain Phillips. My favorite cues from the soundtrack included “Mayersk Alabama,This Is Not A Drill and Second Attack.” The use of violins for drama were unique. Why I thought I was listening to Thomas Newman!